AAN News
Poll: Advertisers Migrating From Print To Webnew
A recent LinkedIn/Harris Interactive poll of 1,015 top executives at ad agencies and their corporate clients found that while the number of advertisers using print and online are still roughly equal the trend lines for the two media are headed in opposite directions. While 88 percent said they were using print, and 92 percent said online, 74 percent of those using internet say they are using it more than they did one year ago, while 49 percent of advertisers that use print say they are using it less.
Media Daily News |
07-27-2009 11:18 am |
Industry News
Pew: Mobile Web Use Growing Fastest Among African-Americans, Hispanicsnew
Online Media Daily |
07-24-2009 11:41 am |
Industry News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
Radio Host Upset that Houston Press Took 'Ask a Mexican' Online Onlynew
Tony Diaz, who hosts KPFT's Nuestra Palabra program in Houston, says that the Houston Press' decision to publish Gustavo Arellano's syndicated column only on the web is like putting it "in the back of the bus." Diaz also says the Press doesn't understand how popular the column is among Hispanics, insinuating the alt-weekly is out-of-touch with that community -- an insinuation that editor Margaret Downing is having none of. "While I certainly understand the disappointment of some of our readers, to say that not carrying the column in print shows a lack of commitment to the Hispanic community is nothing but hyperbole," she says in a statement explaining the move.
Houston Press |
07-21-2009 9:05 am |
Industry News
Creative Loafing, VVM Test the Local Ad Network Watersnew
New Media Hub reports that Creative Loafing has trained some reps to buy and resell ad networks for key local display advertisers. CL joins Village Voice Media, which launched its Voice Local Network in June, in selling local ad networks. VVM new media director Bill Jensen says the company's network focuses on advertisers that align with the papers' main areas of focus, which helps set it apart from other ad networks. "When you are looking for music or a restaurant, things that are at the core of our business, you are looking for a little bit more than text ads," Jensen says. "We have the best food critics in the world. Its different if you are looking for a plumber."
New Media Hub |
07-20-2009 10:09 am |
Industry News
David Carr: Nikki Finke is a 'Digital-Age Walter Winchell'new
"In the three years since she started Deadline Hollywood Daily," Carr reports in today's New York Times, "her combination of old-school skills -- she is a relentless reporter -- and new-media immediacy has made her a must-click look into the ragingly insecure id of Hollywood." Finke recently sold the website, which she owned but Village Voice Media hosted, to Mail.com Media for an undisclosed sum.
The New York Times |
07-17-2009 11:59 am |
Industry News
AAN's Schedule for the Year is Firming Up [members only]
Richard Karpel |
07-17-2009 1:56 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
Two Florida Alts Nab a Baker's Dozen at Weekly Newspaper Awardsnew
Winners of the Florida Press Association's 2008 Better Weekly Newspaper Contest were announced last weekend, and two AAN members were well-represented amongst the winners. Miami New Times took home a total of 11 awards, including first-place wins for Community History, Criticism, News Story, Outdoor Writing and Website Development; its sister paper New Times Broward-Palm Beach won two awards -- both first-place finishes -- for Investigative Reporting and Serious Column.
Florida Press Association (pdf) |
07-16-2009 8:31 am |
Honors & Achievements
New Eye Tracking Study Reveals Search Going Socialnew
Online Media Daily |
07-16-2009 9:39 am |
Industry News
Didja Know About AltWeeklies.com Widgets? [members only]
Richard Karpel |
07-09-2009 8:14 pm |
AAN Staff Blog
Washington City Paper: 'Marion Barry Killed Our Web Server'new
Yesterday City Paper posted a series of voicemails in which notorious former mayor and current councilman Marion Barry "alternately cajoles and spurns" (as the Washington Post put it) an ex-girlfriend who is charging Barry with stalking her. The clips and the accompanying cover story -- which feature classic one-liners like "You put me out in Denver 'cause I wouldn't suck your dick" -- quickly went viral, causing some issues for City Paper's server. "Marion Barry killed our web server," the paper tweeted yesterday afternoon. "[W]e're working on bringing it back to life."
DCist | Washington City Paper |
07-09-2009 9:35 am |
Industry News
Gannett Folds Faux-Alt Into Metromix Brand in Cincynew
The entire staff of CiN Weekly, the free weekly published by Gannett property The Enquirer, was let go yesterday. "Over the last few days, they've been re-stickering the outdoor plastic boxes with Metromix labels," Cincinnati CityBeat editor and co-publisher John Fox tells Editor & Publisher. Gannett has made similar moves with faux-alts in Nashville and Indianapolis. On Twitter, Enquirer editor Tom Callinan confirms the change: "CiN in print and online will continue with Metromix as dominant brand," he writes. "That does not lessen the sadness of layoffs."
Cincinnati CityBeat | Editor & Publisher |
07-09-2009 9:19 am |
Industry News
Local Talk Radio Fixture Takes Her Show to Pittsburgh City Papernew
Lynn Cullen is re-launching her talk show "Lynn Cullen Live" on City Paper's website. The show will stream live each weekday at 10 am and also be archived and downloadable from the site. Cullen left WAMO-AM this spring when the pending sale of WAMO and its sister stations was announced. "When we read about WAMO exiting their format, we thought it might be an interesting concept to have Lynn be a part of our website," City Paper publisher Michael Frischling says.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
07-08-2009 8:48 am |
Industry News
Google Maps Now Allows Publishers to Upload Real Estate Listingsnew
Online Media Daily |
07-08-2009 10:52 am |
Industry News
Videos from AAN Convention Now Available
AAN staff experimented with digital video at this year's convention and managed to capture several presentations and panels in reasonably presentable form. The videos are now available for viewing in the members-only AAN.org Resource Library.
AAN |
07-07-2009 4:17 pm |
Association News
Federal Judge: IP Addresses Aren't 'Personally Identifiable' Informationnew
Online Media Daily |
07-07-2009 10:27 am |
Legal News
Tags: Electronic Publishing, Management
